Where does “mwanafarasi” come from?

mwanafarasi (Swahili) comes from Swahili mwana, from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀jánà — child.

mwanafarasi (Swahili): foal

Definitions

  1. foal

Ancestry of “mwanafarasi”, step by step

mwanafarasi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili mwana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimwanachild; In compounds, someone who does or has a...
2Proto-Bantumʊ̀jánàchild

via Swahili farasi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilifarasihorse; framework; knight
2Arabicفَرَسhorse, steed
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